“Your Holiness, are we just going to leave this place be?”
Gelifende asked with some confusion, a person slung over each of his shoulders as he looked back at the gradually distorting prison.
The terrifying part was those maggots, but the prison itself should be fine, right? If His Holiness went all out, he should be able to destroy it, shouldn’t he?
This place had harmed countless people. Every time he recalled the scenes inside, Gelifende felt a deep ache in his heart.
This prison shouldn’t be allowed to exist in this world for even one more second!
“There is no need to pay it any mind. The dwarves will handle it.”
It wasn’t that Muxuan didn’t want to deal with it, but the prison was very likely connected to the underground palace. Nourished by the source of Corruption, a “Strange” of the Moho layer had already begun to appear.
Did a small fry like him, who was only at the Deep Sea layer, really have the ability to solve it? He didn’t have such a massive amount of Faith Power to squander this time!
Luther Sage had also mentioned that since the dwarves sent Theodore to clear out the goblins, they must have noticed the situation here.
Thinking this, Muxuan cast a subtle glance at Theodore, who was clutching a giant hammer with a face full of joy.
According to Luther Sage’s guess, this tribe was very likely one that had served the Goddess in the past.
The Great Artisan God was likely a descendant of the legendary dwarven master craftsmen… They definitely had their own hidden foundations!
“Qiansitelin, what did you encounter?”
Qiansitelin had changed into a new black and white frilly dress that covered her exposed back, and she walked closely beside Muxuan.
Currently, Qiansitelin still possessed the strength of the Deep Sea layer. At the very least, she had the Divine Artifact **[Lailasier]** in her hand. Although its power was exhausted, it should be enough for her to protect herself, right?
“Perhaps Your Holiness has already guessed it~”
Qiansitelin paused for a moment. Her injuries seemed to have improved significantly, as her tone carried a hint of relaxation and mischief.
Yes, Muxuan had more or less guessed it. But he was still a bit worried about Qiansitelin and wanted to hear it from her own mouth.
At least that way, he could feel more at ease. His guesses were, after all, only one side of the story.
“You should really enjoy yourself once we get back~”
Seeing Muxuan’s worry, Qiansitelin immediately shifted the topic.
Compared to heavy subjects, light and pleasant ones were much more agreeable.
Qiansitelin had also guessed Luther Sage and Muxuan’s thoughts, but she didn’t object. After all, this meant she and her little Saintess would have plenty of leisure time again.
Besides, she hadn’t yet seen the Church base that her little Saintess had rebuilt!
In an instant, many naughty thoughts popped into Qiansitelin’s mind.
(aòxóa)?
Muxuan wondered if it was just his imagination, but a perfectly normal sentence sounded like it had a different meaning coming from Qiansitelin’s mouth.
Also, why did his heart feel a bit uneasy?
He shook his head, pushing the strange feeling to the back of his mind. He looked ahead to see a village enveloped by a massive pillar of light.
Several smaller pillars of light stood nearby, looking quite striking amidst the Black Mist.
“Wow! It’s so beautiful!”
Looking at the scene before her, Theodore’s eyes shimmered with a light born of expectation, envy, and longing. If this weren’t someone else’s territory, she would have wanted to rush in and roll around on the ground.
Compared to the sunless underground and the oppressive Black Mist, this land filled with light was the place she yearned for!
Even before entering, Theodore felt her whole body relax. The damp chill she had felt for so long was stripped away in an instant.
She loved this place too much! She felt that in this environment, her forging speed and quality would increase several times over!
Maybe she might even have a chance to forge a Divine Artifact!
“Your Holiness!”
The two knights guarding the main gate hurriedly bowed when they saw Muxuan arrive.
At the same time, they opened the newly built, simple gate with solemn expressions.
“Let’s go…”
‘Who designed this thing again?’
The surrounding area was all fences, yet you installed such a massive gate here! And is a wooden gate even useful?
With a dark expression, Muxuan forced a smile and spoke before stepping through the gate first.
Qiansitelin looked at Muxuan with amusement, then glanced at the gate. She quickly covered her mouth with one hand, afraid she might burst out laughing.
“Master Luther Sage, please take Miss Theodore and show her around this base. I have some business to attend to at the residence.”
Once they had all entered, Gelifende was the first to take his leave of Muxuan. He hurried away with the two people on his shoulders, while the other two knights worked together to carry Mosen and catch up with Gelifende’s pace.
They still needed to settle the wounded.
Seeing Theodore, who could barely contain her excitement, Muxuan also quickly stated he had business and needed to leave first.
As for Theodore, he would leave her for Luther Sage and Valentin to worry about. Anyway, Muxuan certainly couldn’t handle this girl on his own!
Luther Sage fell into a rare silence. When he looked up again, Muxuan’s figure was already 100 meters away.
Meanwhile, Theodore was standing nearby, looking at him expectantly.
*Cough—*
Veins popped on Luther Sage’s forehead, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He still had to oversee the progress of his Mage Tower, and his flock of sheep needed tending! Even though he had found four knights and told them how to care for the sheep, he was still a bit worried!
Mosen wouldn’t be able to help him look after things for a while now!
After a moment, the hand gripping his shepherd’s crook relaxed as if he were resigning himself to fate, and a sigh escaped his lips.
‘Forget it… I’ll just treat it as a request from my granddaughter,’ Luther Sage comforted himself.
“Your Holiness, you’ve learned some bad habits too~”
Qiansitelin walked beside Muxuan, her eyes playful.
She hadn’t expected her little Saintess to dump a pile of trouble on Luther Sage so quickly.
The thought of Luther Sage’s expression, which looked like he had swallowed something foul, gave Qiansitelin a sense of extreme delight.
“And what, did you want to go?” Muxuan said crossly.
He had noticed earlier that given Qiansitelin’s current state, she was still a bit afraid of Theodore.
That much physical strength was not something Qiansitelin could handle right now.
But someone like Luther Sage, whose physical power was nearly at the peak of the Moho layer, could still handle Theodore even without his magic.
After silently apologizing to Luther Sage in his heart, Muxuan suddenly felt his body grow heavy.
Then, a soft sensation pressed against his face.
“What are you doing now!”
“Since there’s nothing to do now, of course I want to play something fun with my Saintess Highness~”
Struggling to push Qiansitelin away and seeing her somewhat aggrieved expression, Muxuan couldn’t help but palm his forehead.
“No, you don’t!”
“Your Highness~ I beg you, please~?”
His skin crawling with goosebumps again, Muxuan hurriedly stopped Qiansitelin.
“At least wait until we’re inside!”
Valentin had designated this area as the Pope’s office and temporary residence, so normally almost no one came here. But even if you want to do something, can’t you at least wait until we’re indoors!
Hearing Muxuan’s words, Qiansitelin’s face lit up with joy!
Her Highness had agreed!